Brain Cake – Got Chocolate on the Brain?

Brain Cake – Got Chocolate on the Brain?

Got chocolate on the brain?  This brain cake bakes up moist, with a rich, chocolaty flavor that’s not too sweet.  We’ve frosted it with a vanilla and lemon buttercream and topped it with marshmallow fondant.  No tricks here, just a decadent and disgusting treat! Tart, 

Dark Chocolate Cake with Peanut Buttery Buttercream

Dark Chocolate Cake with Peanut Buttery Buttercream

Is there any better combination of flavors than peanut butter and chocolate?  We don’t think so, and that’s why this luscious dark chocolate cake with rich peanut buttery buttercream frosting was a huge hit in our household. I have a sweet tooth, and in general, 

Carrot Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Richly flavored with carrots roasted with maple syrup and cinnamon, and frosted with a lightly maple cream cheese frosting, our carrot cake is a delicious and moist new take on the classic. Now and then, I want something sweet.  Sometimes, I go simple, and settle 

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream

I love looking at cake things online, and one things I’ve noticed is that the internet loves red velvet anything.  Like, loooooves it.  If the internet was a 10-year-old girl, you could say that it doesn’t just like red velvet, it like-likes it.  In my 

Chocolate Scones

Chocolate Scones

During last weekend’s scone-a-palooza, I baked three dozen scones of three different varieties.  First, there was a batch of strawberry scones, sweetened with fresh strawberries and topped with a lemon icing.  Then, there was a savory batch of cheddar scones with chives and a kick 

Cheddar Scones with Chili and Chives

Cheddar Scones with Chili and Chives

Recently, in our post about the strawberry scones, I wrote about some absolutely amazing cheddar scones that I ate from a local bakery.  They had a fabulously rich taste, they were buttery and cheesy and I swear I heard a choir of angels singing Handel’s